St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-01-20

consideration were given in detail.
Without judicious feeding satisfactory
results cannot be secured.
Mr.. Williams gave an interesting
account of his methods. In flush of
feed in summer the pastures sufficed
and rarely fed meal /; winter feed, two
quarts corn meal and two oat meal
with hay in morning 6 quarts carrots
and little hay at nOon;2 quarts corn
meal, 2 middling and shorts at night ;
results satisfactory.
E. S. Wood of POmfret was called up
and in answer to questions said his
butter ration didn't vary much winter
ration 3quarts corn meal, quart bran,
pint cotton seed meal a day noticed
difference in cream and quality butter
on account of the corn meal thought
meal worth as much in summer as win
ter; got 300 pounds butter per mature
COW set milk in 10 quart cans don't
think temperature of as much impOr-
lance as some use small pans be-
cause thought could not afford to use
large ones kept milk &c hours; cattle
Jersey and Grades.
l.. It. Hazen of Whitefeld, N. H.,
was next called up. Averaged 70 cows
last year averaged 242 pounds, 81 OF.
per COW fed ensilage and 9 pounds
corn meal day liked green oats, cut
when in milk; fed grain entire year
except part of June thought it well to
let up on it little then sets milk in
deep open pals. Interesting expert
ments on setting milk were given.
Had used cotton seed meal no custo-
mer complained, but the man that
owned the cows ; thought he could de-
tect the cotton seed meal feeding in
the butter.
Cloud Harvey of Barnet had fed
cows cotton seed meal for 10 years,
quart to each COW with early cut hay,
ensilage and bran had sample on ex-
hbition made with and without cotton
seed meal feed; had never heard any
complaint from customers on account
of cotton seed thought great difference
in quality of the meal much not fit to
use when fresh thought it the finest
feed ever used always fed with view
to keeping cattle in flesh ensilage not
Objectionable produce at least 300
pounds 90 cows yielded 5000 pounds
butter, 6 of them 2 year old heifers.
Mr.. Williams told the story of bring
ing up an old farm; emphasized the
necessity of systematic milking hours
after COW goes IL hours unmilked the
milk in the udder begins to deteriorate.
Mr.. Hazen seconded this; said that reg
ular hours for milking were enforced
on his farm at 5 o'clock p. m, every
man who cares for the cows starts for
the stables, even if in the midst of hay
ing with thunder showers in prospect.
Wednesday Morning.
Wednesday morning there was a
good attendance and an exceedingly
session. The subject of
fertilizers was taken up and discussed
all the forenoon.
Prof. Cooke of the state board of
agriculture gave an idea of the practi-
cal workings of the experiment station.
The station is supported by the state.
No farmer has a guarantee of the fer
tilizer he buys and if sample is sent to
the station it will be analysed aud re-
suit returned within week. Urged
that all farmers, before putting much
money into any fertilizer, send sam
pies to the board for examination.
in this state bone meal the |
cheapest fertilizer; urged the intro
luctiOn of Canadian rock, which con-
aimed 73 per cent. of phosphate. Ma
5erial must always be finely powdered
20 be most useful unground bone not
advisable to use it must be remem-
)ered that bone meal is not a perfect
ertilizer but needs the addition of
Ome form of potash. This point was
discussed at length.
An interesting discussion followed
IN the relative value of bone and COM
nercial fertilizers and ashes and the
ointment seemed to be about equally
livided. Some thought nobody could
Lfford to pay over 25 or 90 cents a
,ushel for ashes; Vermont farmers
annOt afford to use commercial fertil-
zers without stable manure. DR.. Hos
Tins was one of the spicy speakers on
his subject. Urged the necessity of
Ising perfect fertilizers, remembering
hat one constituent does not supply
III the needs of the land; thought
where potash was needed it could best
re got in ashes. Secretary Cooke said
hat when potash was put on the land
would yield its work sooner or later
Mr.. Williams being called upon gave
very interesting account of his ex-
'erience in bringing up an old farm.
he farm had been robbed for so
ears; tOp-dressed one acre with
tOckbridge's grass top dressing, 400
Ounds to the acre got average in
rease of l ton hay per acre put on
lay 10; when hay was cut, yield larg-
r than for years; so satisfied with re-
nlt that top dressed 80 acres receiv-
d pay in hay for all it cost; put on :